[nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hello J.J.,

I do agree that the excessive and redundant volume of FOIA requests and then
the resulting correspondences does little to benefit the purpose of this
list.  The knowledge of the need for information and the information about
the lack of responsiveness is valuable information but can simply be
summarized by a quick note to the list that such and such documents are
supposed to be available and are not.  An analysis of the state of access
relative to a building or report can also be useful, but the pages and pages
of repetitious material detracts from the appropriate communication among
members about the matters of this organization and this list.  Anyone may
start their own list to publicize their issue.  This list belongs to us and
we have the right to determine the content of the list.  I am not suggesting
we limit the views of any member, only the kind of content we publish.  For
that matter, we could start a list for governmental communications where
such things could be published and discussed.  I would not oppose such a
list.  I feel the excessive amount of governmental communications and
complaints posted here have pretty much eliminated any ongoing conversations
among our members.

We have a board meeting coming up.  This would be a good place for such a
proposal.  A discussion among our members, there, would determine our policy
in an appropriate and democratic way.

Good idea, J.J..

Warm Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
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Access is a civil right!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:41 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy


> I'd like to propose a list policy that we do not allow official government

> business, FOIA requests, etc. to be sent and then copied or forwarded to 
> this list. In addition to the potential overload of email it creates, it 
> has the possibility  of giving the impression that the NFB of Michigan is 
> a party to the request where it was not. This is potentially damaging to 
> our reputation and may hinder the progress that we are trying to make.
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> J.J.
>
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